Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Morning, Volcanic Ash Reaches Approximately 700 Meters

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday, April 3, 2025, at 10:23 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 16 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the height of the ash column was observed to reach 700 meters above the peak or 2,025 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the southeast. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 48 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Ibu is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on April 3, 2025, from 00:00 to 06:00 WIT showed 22 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 14-28 millimeters and durations of 33-50 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 32 tremor events with amplitudes of 4-6 millimeters and durations of 26-33 seconds, and 44 shallow volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 3-5 millimeters and durations of 17-25 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to conduct activities within a 4-kilometer radius and a sectoral expansion of 5 kilometers towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 2,570 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (1,197 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 995 times.